Lynda Wiest Explained

Lynda R. Wiest is an American mathematics education researcher and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.^[1]

Research

Wiest investigates mathematics education, educational equity, and teacher education.

Education

Wiest earned her B.S. degree in 1979 and her M.Ed. degree in 1984, both from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. After teaching elementary and middle school students for eleven years in Pennsylvania, she earned her Ph.D. at Indiana University Bloomington in 1996. Her Ph.D. advisor was Frank Klein Lester, Jr., and her dissertation title is The Role of Fantasy and Real-World Problem Contexts in Fourth- and Sixth-Grade Students' Mathematical Problem Solving.^[2]

Career

In 1996, Wiest joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno in the College of Education. She earned tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2001, and she was promoted to Professor in 2009.

In 1998, Wiest founded the Northern Nevada Girls Math and Technology Program.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Awards and honors

In 2021, Wiest received the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Louise Hay Award for "contribut[ing] impactfully to advancing mathematics education in K-12 across a variety of school settings. She has created innovative courses and summer programs, addressing gender equity and diversity issues."^{[6] [7]} She received the Women in Leadership STEM Award, from the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada in 2015.^[8] She earned the F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2015.^{[9] [10]} She won the Nevada Regent’s Academic Advisor Award (graduate level) in 2003.^[11]

References

1. Web site: Lynda Wiest Equity, Diversity, and Language Education College of Education and Human Development. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.
2. Web site: Lynda R. Wiest. Mathematics Genealogy Project.
3. Web site: Northern Nevada Math and Technology Program College of Education and Human Development. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.
4. Web site: Math Camp Application College of Education and Human Development. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.
5. Web site: Service. LVN News. UNR technology program teaches computer science. 2020-12-31. www.nevadaappeal.com. en-US.
6. Web site: Louise Hay Award 2021 Winner: Dr. Lynda R. Wiest. Association for Women in Mathematics.
7. News: Lynda R. Wiest Wins the Hay Award. AWM Newsletter.
8. Web site: Staff report. Good News: Sierra Nevada Girl Scouts honor 5 leaders. 2020-12-31. Reno Gazette Journal. en-US.
9. Web site: F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award Faculty Affairs Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.
10. Web site: These people do it as routine practice. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.
11. Web site: Regents' Academic Advisor Award Faculty Affairs Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. 2020-12-31. University of Nevada, Reno. en.